The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kentucky is $45,000 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,660.
Pay spans roughly $36,060 at the 10th percentile to $66,570 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.64 per hour. An estimated 4,740 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kentucky.
| Median (annual) | $45,000 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,660 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.64 |
| 10th percentile | $36,060 |
| 90th percentile | $66,570 |
| Employment | 4,740 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.